About Dave Villwock
Born 1950. Dave Villwock is a racing driver.
Dave Villwock (born February 10, 1954) is a hydroplane driver, known best for racing Unlimited Hydroplanes.
Villwock has the most victories in unlimited hydroplane history for a driver with 67. (As of July 27, 2025: 68.)
Villwock won ten National High Point Championships as a driver. Eight of those championships came while piloting Miss Budweiser. Villwock also won ten American Power Boat Association Gold Cup championships in his career. (As of July 27, 2025: eleven.)
On April 10, 2021, it was announced that Villwock would come out of retirement to drive for Sharon and Kelly Stocklin's Bucket List Racing team for the 2021 season.
On July 27, 2025, Villwock, at age 71, drove the U-27 Miss Apollo to Gold Cup victory in Tri-Cities, Washington.
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Who is Dave Villwock?
American hydroplane racer
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Dave Villwock was born in 1950.
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Dave Villwock is a racing driver.
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